Page 72 of Parrish

Chapter Twenty-five

Jack Parrish

Reaching her room, I pause and try to compose myself. Through the glass partition, I spot several doctors huddled around her bed and the urge to throw them all out of the room tugs at me. As I’m about to walk in, I hear her cry.

She fucking sobs.

“Where is he?” she sobs hoarsely. “I want to see Danny.”

Without hesitation, I charge into the room.

“It’s alright, Sunshine,” I say roughly, causing all the doctors to turn their heads. “Get away from her,” I demand. Instantly, they part like the fucking sea and my eyes lock with Reina’s.

She doesn’t smile.

She doesn’t speak.

She just stares at me.

“Mr. Parrish.”

Ignoring the doctor calling me, I step closer and take her hand, but she quickly pulls it back. My gut clenches at the action and I narrow my eyes in confusion.

“What’s the matter?” I question.

This isn’t how I expected her to react to me and maybe that makes me a fool. Our last moments were horrible and I can’t erase the memory of them from her mind. The thought that she’ll always remember me walking out that door, makes me sick to my stomach. There is no point in dwelling on it though. I just need to make it right and I will.

I’ll make sure she knows how sorry I am.

How much I regret walking out that door.

I’ll make her realize it’s all in the past.

I might be late but from this moment forward, Reina will know she and our son are my whole world.

Nothing and no one matters.

Not the club.

Not the cartel.

Nothing but Sunshine.

“Where’s Daniel?” she whispers, tearing her dull eyes from me. “I want to see Daniel.”

“At school,” I reply as I reach for her hand again.

I’m desperate to touch her.

For her to look at me.

For us to connect like only we do.

She moves out of my reach and stares at me like I just told her our boy is on the fucking moon. Drawing in a deep breath, I decide she’s confused, and I need to be patient. The woman suffered a traumatic ordeal and has been in a coma for days.

She’s out of sorts is all.

“Lacey is getting him from school and then she’ll bring him straight here,” I explain.

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